Lowcountry Artist Kevin Harrison returns to Charleston first exhibit at Corneau Goldsmithing Jewelry Gallery opening wine reception + meet the artist, Friday, June 2nd 5 pm
May 17, 2017
Kevin Harrison adopted Charleston as his “hometown” in 1997 and quickly made a name for himself as an artist. Known for his contemporary urban style, Harrison draws inspiration from architectural…
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Lowcountry artist Kevin Harrison returns to Charleston
May 17, 2017
First Exhibit at Corneau Goldsmithing Jewelry Gallery Opening Wine Reception + Meet the Artist, Friday, June 2nd 5 pm CHARLESTON, SC — Kevin Harrison adopted Charleston as his “hometown” in…
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Spoleto Festival USA announces full program for the Spoleto Celebration Concert, May 30
May 10, 2017
Spoleto Festival USA has announced that Evan Rogister will conduct the Spoleto Celebration Concert at the Charleston Gaillard Center on May 30 at 8:00pm. Rogister—conductor for the Festival’s 2017 production…
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Spoleto Festival USA announces full roster of bands for the Wells Fargo Festival Finale at Middleton Place on Sunday, June 11
May 8, 2017
Charleston-area acts Becca Leigh, She Returns From War, and Brave Baby will perform on the main stage at Spoleto Festival USA’s popular Wells Fargo Festival Finale on Sunday, June 11,…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 8
May 8, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/05/2017 to 05/11/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 PG13 Disney 1 4,347…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 8
May 8, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/05/2017 to 05/11/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 PG13 Disney 1 4,347…
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Gibbes Museum Curator of Exhibitions receives 2017 Award for Excellence
May 8, 2017
CHARLESTON, SC – Pam Wall, Curator of Exhibitions at the Gibbes Museum of Art, was recently received the 2017 Award for Excellence by The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC)…
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Charleston Parks Conservancy selects first artist for Art in the Parks program
May 4, 2017The Charleston Parks Conservancy has awarded its first ArtFields exhibition prize. Artist Joseph Dreher of Decatur, Georgia, received the award at the conclusion of the event on Saturday in Lake…
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Charleston Jazz Club presents Third Annual Spring Jazz Jam
April 19, 2017
The 3rd Annual Spring Jazz Jam on Sunday, April 23, will showcase some of Charleston’s greatest jazz musicians, including a special performance by Charleston’s “Ambassador of Jazz” Mayor John Tecklenburg.…
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Spoleto Festival USA unveils official 2017 poster
April 6, 2017Spoleto Festival USA General Director Nigel Redden unveiled the 2017 poster design featuring the work of Charles Gaines, an early pioneer of conceptual art. The piece, entitled Numbers and Trees…
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Spoleto Festival USA offers ticket savings for Charleston locals on Saturday, April 8, and Sunday, April 9
April 5, 2017
Last chance to save on purchases made in person at 14 George St.: Saturday, April 8 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm Sunday, April 9 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm Spoleto Festival USA…
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Spoleto Festival USA announces 2017 Bank of America Chamber Music Series programs
April 5, 2017
Geoff Nuttall, The Charles E. and Andrea L. Volpe Director for Chamber Music for the Bank of America Chamber Music series, announced details of the 11 programs—33 concerts total—that will…
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Decorated war photojournalist featured in Smithsonian exhibit opening April 7
April 4, 2017Exhibit featuring Citadel advisor and mentor, Stacy Pearsall, in national portrait gallery CHARLESTON, S.C. – Military photojournalist Stacy Pearsall will have her work featured in an upcoming exhibit at the…
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NYT Bestselling Author Karen White launches “The Night the Lights Went Out”
April 4, 2017
Join us Thursday, April 13 at noon for Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series luncheon at High Cotton, with New York Times Bestselling Author Karen White for the launch of her…
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Spoleto Festival USA to introduce new Steinway & Sons Hamburg grand piano
April 4, 2017
Inaugural concert to take place May 16 at 6:00pm at 14 George Street After an extraordinary 28 years, Spoleto Festival USA will be retiring its current Steinway & Sons grand…
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Remembering Sam*
March 17, 2017
By Tom Poland Author, Friend, Family Man Not quite a year ago thunderstorms shook The South Carolina Midlands. For those who mark calendars, they rumbled through April Fool’s Day…
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Remembering Sam*
March 17, 2017
By Tom Poland Author, Friend, Family Man Not quite a year ago thunderstorms shook The South Carolina Midlands. For those who mark calendars, they rumbled through April Fool’s Day…
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Charleston student wins state poetry Out Loud championship
March 15, 2017
The South Carolina Arts Commission announces Janae Claxton, a junior at First Baptist School in Charleston, as the 2017 South Carolina Poetry Out Loud state champion. Claxton now advances to…
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Charleston student wins state poetry Out Loud championship
March 14, 2017The South Carolina Arts Commission announces Janae Claxton, a junior at First Baptist School in Charleston, as the 2017 South Carolina Poetry Out Loud state champion. Claxton now advances to…
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Spoleto Festival USA to offer ticket savings for Charleston locals during Spoleto Sunday event on Sunday, March 12
March 7, 2017
Discounts available on purchases made in person at Spoleto Festival USA offices, 14 George Street Sunday, March 12 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm Spoleto Festival USA will offer a 20-percent discount…
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Three-Time Pulitzer Prize finalist Tony Bartelme discusses his latest book, A Surgeon in the Village Friday, March 24
March 7, 2017
Join us Friday, March 24 at noon forBlue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series luncheon at High Cotton, with three-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist Tony Bartelme discussing his latest book, A Surgeon…
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Spoleto Festival USA announces additional performance of Ayodele Casel’s World premiere at the Woolfe Street Playhouse on Saturday, June 3, at 2:00pm
March 1, 2017
Due to high demand, Spoleto Festival USA announced today that tap master Ayodele Casel’s world premiere, While I Have the Floor, will receive an additional performance as part of the…
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SC Arts Commission announces 2017 Verner Award recipients
March 1, 2017The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2017 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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SC Arts Commission announces 2017 Verner Award recipients
March 1, 2017
The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2017 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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ArtFields® marks fifth year with more interactive events
February 28, 2017
LAKE CITY, SC – ArtFields® marks its fifth year with bigger cash prizes, an expanded Makers Market, more “meet-the-artist” opportunities, and a full lineup of activities, food and musical performances…
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ArtFields® marks fifth year with more interactive events
February 28, 2017
LAKE CITY, SC – ArtFields® marks its fifth year with bigger cash prizes, an expanded Makers Market, more “meet-the-artist” opportunities, and a full lineup of activities, food and musical performances…
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Arcadia Plantation’s Surprising Connection
February 16, 2017
By Tom Poland A fine Southern mansion complete with its own bowling alley? ’Tis true. A glimpse of the wealth and majesty that came with the era of…
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Michael Smith, Executive Director, Charleston Symphony Orchestra
February 11, 2017
The mission of the MidlandsBiz Podcast series is to support leadership in Education, Innovation and the Arts. A Conversation with Michael Smith, Executive Director, Charleston Symphony Orchestra In 2010, the Charleston…
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Spring’s Early Arrivals
February 3, 2017
By Tom Poland Essential Southern Flowers The trumpeters of spring arrived ahead of schedule. From the ground burst daffodils, those green-and-yellow harbingers of spring. The warm spell a…
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Spring’s Early Arrivals
February 3, 2017
By Tom Poland Essential Southern Flowers The trumpeters of spring arrived ahead of schedule. From the ground burst daffodils, those green-and-yellow harbingers of spring. The warm spell a…
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Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 21, 2017
The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
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Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 20, 2017The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
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Shrimp, Collards, & Grits
January 20, 2017
By Tom Poland As Southern As It Gets Back in August, Patricia Branning emailed me. She and a woman who represents authors had been talking and my name…
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Shrimp, Collards, & Grits
January 20, 2017
By Tom Poland As Southern As It Gets Back in August, Patricia Branning emailed me. She and a woman who represents authors had been talking and my name…
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The Charleston Museum to present a new exhibit in conjunction with the 2016 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.
January 10, 2017
The Charleston Museum, in cooperation with the 2017 Southeastern Wildlife Expo, and with generous sponsorship from the Charleston Mercury, presents Feathers and Flocks: Waterfowling in South Carolina, a collective look…
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Spoleto Festival USA announces 2017 program
January 9, 2017
CHARLESTON, SC – Festival General Director Nigel Redden has announced the program for the 41st annual Spoleto Festival USA, taking place May 26 through June 11, 2017, in Charleston, South…
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City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Sculpt Mettle! at City Gallery
January 4, 2017
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Sculpt Mettle: Redux! A Henry G. Michaux Retrospective, Jan. 21 through Feb. 26, 2017. The exhibition will open with a reception…
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So, You Want To Write A Book
December 20, 2016
By Tom Poland “What do you do?” It’s a question we ask. The answer reveals a bit of personal geography. It’s a question we get too. When I tell…
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So, You Want To Write A Book
December 20, 2016
By Tom Poland “What do you do?” It’s a question we ask. The answer reveals a bit of personal geography. It’s a question we get too. When I tell…
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Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 14, 2016South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
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Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 14, 2016
South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
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Tennessee Williams drama ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ comes to Footlight Theatre in January
December 10, 2016
How far will a mother go to preserve her son’s reputation? That’s the question in “Suddenly Last Summer,” coming to The Footlight Players stage Jan. 20 to Feb. 5. Considered…
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2017 slate of South Carolina Chef Ambassadors announced
December 9, 2016
Four chefs in South Carolina were named official Chef Ambassadors yesterday and will spend a year representing South Carolina at key tourism and agricultural events. The chefs are William Cribb…
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2017 slate of South Carolina Chef Ambassadors announced
December 9, 2016
Four chefs in South Carolina were named official Chef Ambassadors yesterday and will spend a year representing South Carolina at key tourism and agricultural events. The chefs are William Cribb…
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Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15
December 6, 2016The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…
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Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15
December 6, 2016
The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…
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Sentimental Journey Down U.S. 221
December 2, 2016
By Tom Poland Football, Family, & Fighter Jets We were on our way to explore Georgia’s Carolina bays down near the Florida state line. Valdosta, Georgia, to be precise.…
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Sentimental Journey Down U.S. 221
December 2, 2016
By Tom Poland Football, Family, & Fighter Jets We were on our way to explore Georgia’s Carolina bays down near the Florida state line. Valdosta, Georgia, to be precise.…
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Open call for artists to submit designs for Citadel’s 175th celebration poster
November 21, 2016The Citadel is issuing an open call to artists around the state of South Carolina to submit designs to be considered for the poster commemorating the military college’s upcoming 175th…
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Wordless News
November 18, 2016By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Before His Name Was Known At All, Seuss Put Creatures On The Wall Wordless News is a project by illustrator +…
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